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- Gustav Püttjer was born on May 15, 1886 in Altona [now Hamburg], Germany. He was an actor and production manager, known for Die lustigen Weiber (1936), Comradeship (1931) and Wie der Hase läuft (1937). He died on August 11, 1959 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Formerly a trainer of big cats and polar bears at Hagenbeck Circus. On stage as an actor from 1911. Prolific character actor in films from 1929. Settled in East Germany after World War II and appeared primarily in Defa productions.
- In addition to the Neues Lustspielhaus des Westens, he also worked for Bertolt Brecht's Berliner Ensemble after World War II.
- Püttjer was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959.
- He soon became a permanent 'prop' for the Decla biopic and shot seven films in three weeks. "Oh, that was beautiful", remembered Gustav Püttjer once.
- His characters, often seamen or miners, craftsmen or proletarians, were characterized by mischievous humour, wisdom and philanthropy. Püttjer, who also liked to use his North German dialect in films, became an indispensable supporting actor and audience favorite.
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